Ohio's Short-Term Employment
Outlook, provide industry and occupational employment forecasts from first
quarter 2016 through first quarter 2018. Interim projections are an indicator of current
employment trends and best used in combination with additional labor market information.

About Employment Projections

Publications present projections of industry and occupational employment,
projected annual job openings, average wages, and education or training level
for each occupation. The statewide data for Ohio also includes labor force size
by age and gender. Projections are available for Ohio, the six regions of the JobsOhio Network,
and eight large metropolitan areas.
For more information about Ohio Employment Projections, contact Lewis Horner,
Assistant Bureau Chief, at Lewis.Horner@jfs.ohio.gov
or (614) 466-9824.

Data Source

Current Employment Statistics (CES
or ES790), a federal-state program that gathers data on employment and earnings
in goods-producing and service-producing industries in Ohio and selected metropolitan
areas.

Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW
or ES-202), a federal- state program that summarizes employment, wage and
contribution data from employers subject to state unemployment laws, as well
as workers covered by unemployment compensation for federal employees.

The Occupational Employment Statistics (OES),
a federal-state program that provides occupational employment and wage data
for wage and salary workers in nonfarm establishments. All industries are
surveyed except private households, agricultural production, forestry, fishing,
the military, self-employed and unpaid family workers.